“Ah!” Zheng Yiyun cried out and glanced at Wang Xiaodong.
It turned out that Wang Xiaodong had grabbed her five-finger jade ice cream.
It was jade…
“What happened, Yiyun?” a voice came through the phone.
“Nothing, Wanwan. I accidentally bumped into something.” Zheng Yiyun continued pretending that nothing had happened.
“Oh, then…” The two chatted for a while.
After ending the call with Su Wan, Zheng Yiyun had barely placed her phone on the table when her wrist was suddenly seized.
At some point, Wang Xiaodong had already risen and stood before her, having released her five-finger ice cream.
His shadow completely enveloped her. The embarrassment from earlier had vanished from his face, replaced by an intensity in his eyes that she had never seen before.
“Didn’t Aunt Zheng say you were going to teach me how to socialize?” Wang Xiaodong leaned closer until the tip of his nose nearly brushed her forehead. His voice carried a deep, slightly hoarse magnetism. “Then teach me now. How exactly should an elder and a junior socialize?”
Zheng Yiyun’s fingertips trembled, causing the wineglass in her hand to sway slightly.
Instead of pulling her hand away, she tightened her grip around his palm and gently traced circles across the back of his hand.
“What? Weren’t you the one blushing just now?”
“That was because Aunt Zheng was teasing me.” Wang Xiaodong lowered his head, his lips brushing past her earlobe as his wine-scented breath swept across her neck. “Now that I’m taking the initiative, does that count as progress?”
His thumb gently rubbed against her wrist, where her pulse was racing.
Zheng Yiyun suddenly rose onto her toes and leaned toward his ear, her fragrant breath brushing against him.
“It does. That’s a lot of progress.”
Her warm lips grazed the edge of his ear, and Wang Xiaodong’s breathing abruptly tightened.
Before he could react, Zheng Yiyun hooked a finger around his tie and pulled him down until the tips of their noses lightly touched.
“Since you want to learn, your aunt will teach you properly.” Amusement rippled through her eyes, sweet and enticing like a honey-coated hook. “But if you want to learn something, you need to act like a proper student, right?”
Wang Xiaodong swallowed and tightened his arms around her, pulling her closer into his embrace.
“However Aunt Zheng wants to teach me, that’s how I’ll learn.”
Zheng Yiyun looked at the undisguised eagerness in his eyes and suddenly felt that this little wolf, who believed he had seized the initiative, had actually fallen into her web long ago.
She raised a hand and caressed his cheek, gently brushing her fingertips over his flushed cheekbone. Her voice carried a hint of temptation.
“Then… shall we start with your eyes? When speaking to an elder, you need to maintain your focus.”
Wang Xiaodong stared deeply into her eyes, his gaze unwavering. Her reflection was clearly visible within them.
Zheng Yiyun slid her fingertip down to his lips and gently pressed against his lower lip.
“Next comes knowing your boundaries…”
Before she could finish, Wang Xiaodong lowered his head and kissed her.
His kiss carried the eagerness and inexperience of a young man, yet there was also an assertiveness that refused to be denied.
At first, Zheng Yiyun merely accepted his kiss. However, she quickly took control, turning the tables on him as the rich aroma of red wine lingered between them.
Only when they were both short of breath did Wang Xiaodong finally pull back slightly. He rested his forehead against hers, his eyes still clouded with lingering bewilderment.
The moment he had kissed her, Wang Xiaodong’s mind had gone completely blank.
The softness of her lips was warmer than he had imagined. Her response had initially been tentative, but she soon became the active one. With the rich aroma of red wine lingering between them, he had nearly forgotten how to breathe.
‘So this is how adults get close to each other? No hesitation, no pretending. It’s like throwing a flame into strong liquor, burning away every coherent thought.’
In his previous life, he had at least been an experienced “captain” who had arranged plenty of “airborne operations” around the nation, involving cute girls, mature beauties, playful girls, and older women.
‘So why am I acting like some inexperienced kid now?’
Wang Xiaodong inwardly cursed himself.
Seeing his expression, Zheng Yiyun suddenly laughed and traced circles across his chest with her fingertip.
“Looks like Xiaodong learns quickly.”
Wang Xiaodong caught her restless hand, his breathing still slightly uneven.
“That’s because Aunt Zheng is a good teacher.”
If a man was not stingy with his money, then he would inevitably be “stingy” about something else…
This little wolf was so eager to prove himself. Did he really think the initiative was in his hands?
What he did not realize was that from the moment Zheng Yiyun had changed into that champagne-colored nightgown, the rules of this hunting game had already been decided by her.
After all, hunters often appeared in the guise of prey.
“It’s getting late.” Zheng Yiyun straightened his slightly disheveled tie, lightly tapping his Adam’s apple with her fingertip. “Will you take me home?”
Wang Xiaodong nodded.
When he took her hand and led her outside, the heat of his palm was almost scorching.
He believed himself to be the hunter who had taken the initiative, but he never saw the confident smile curling across Zheng Yiyun’s lips as she followed behind him.
‘Looks like it won’t be long before Wanwan and I address each other separately according to our own relationships. Wanwan, oh Wanwan, you can call me Sister, and I’ll call you Mother-in-Law.’
…
Another morning arrived in the height of summer, accompanied by the incessant buzzing of cicadas.
Wang Xiaodong planned to visit the company. After all, there were still plenty of parasites hiding inside it.
Shortly after arriving, his assistant handed him a briefing.
The details of Su Group’s bankruptcy and liquidation were clearly listed. Old Master Su had died after being overwhelmed by rage, while Su Qingyue had been summoned by the court for investigation because several purchases under her name were connected to Su family assets.
“System, give me some subordinates. I’m supposed to be a great villain, yet I still have to personally handle certain things.”
[The host is incomparably handsome. Rewarding the host with ten Shadow Guards. Their cultivation will increase alongside the host’s strength. Their current cultivation is Early-stage Mystic Realm.]
[The host has praised the esteemed readers for being incomparably handsome. Rewarding the host with one beautiful female bodyguard. Her current cultivation is Peak-stage Earth Realm, and she is currently on her way.]
“System, you really understand me.”
As Wang Xiaodong spoke, ten Shadow Guards emerged from the darkness.
“Greetings, Master!” the Shadow Guards shouted in perfect unison.
“Alright. Withdraw.”
At that moment, the receptionist called him, her voice hesitant. “CEO Wang, there’s a Miss Su Qingyue downstairs asking to see you. She says she has something very important to discuss…”
“Tell her to get lost.”
Wang Xiaodong immediately hung up.
However, Su Qingyue began screaming like a lunatic downstairs, forcing Wang Xiaodong to personally go down and deal with the two-faced woman.
Su Qingyue’s hair was disheveled, and she wore a worn, tattered dress. She looked completely different from the glamorous eldest young lady of the Su family she had once been.
The moment she saw Wang Xiaodong, she rushed toward him as though she had found her last lifeline.
“Xiaodong! Help me! As long as you’re willing to help me, I’ll do anything!”
Wang Xiaodong stepped aside.
She crashed heavily onto the carpet.
Looking at her miserable appearance, he suddenly remembered something from before his memories had awakened.
This woman had once stood before him wearing the high heels he had bought her and declared, “Even if I have to sleep under a bridge, I’ll never be with you.”
“Help you?” Wang Xiaodong bent down and pinched her chin between his fingers, forcing her to raise her head. “Help you continue using the Wang family’s money to support another man?”
“No! I’ll never do that again!” Su Qingyue cried as she grabbed his trouser leg. “I know I was wrong, Xiaodong. Give me one more chance… Let’s get married, alright? Just like Grandpa said, on the third day of next month…”
“The third day of next month?” Wang Xiaodong laughed, but there was nothing but ice in his voice. “Old Master Su’s first seven days of mourning aren’t even over, yet you’re already in such a hurry to marry into the Wang family?”
“You made your choice, Eldest Young Lady Su! The Wang Xiaodong you knew is already dead!”
He abruptly released her, and Su Qingyue fell heavily back onto the floor.
The moment he turned around, madness flashed through Su Qingyue’s eyes.
She pulled a fruit knife from her sleeve and lunged at him hysterically.
“Then die!”
The blade flashed coldly beneath the lights.
Wang Xiaodong spun around and kicked her squarely in the chest.
Su Qingyue flew backward like a broken doll and slammed heavily into a support pillar.
The knife fell to the floor with a clang and slid far away.
“Did you really think I spared you because I was merciful? I only wanted you to watch your family fall apart! I wanted you to end up living under a bridge!”
“Cough… cough…” Su Qingyue coughed up bloody foam, her eyes as venomous as a poisonous snake. “Wang Xiaodong… even if I become a ghost, I’ll never let you go.”
Wang Xiaodong leisurely walked toward her. His polished leather shoe came down on the hand she was stretching toward the knife.
“A ghost?” He gradually increased the pressure beneath his foot, and the clear sound of breaking bones rang out. “Are you even worthy?”
Amid Su Qingyue’s agonized screams, Wang Xiaodong raised his foot as Mystic Realm inner force gathered around it.
Crack!
His foot came down and shattered her sternum.
Su Qingyue’s eyes widened. Her expression froze in horrified disbelief before she lost consciousness.
“Take her away. Make her wish she were dead!”
Wang Xiaodong adjusted his cuffs as he issued the order toward the shadows.
Several Shadow Guards silently appeared and quickly dragged her away.
Without looking back, Wang Xiaodong walked toward the elevator, a cold curve forming at the corner of his lips.
…
Inside a hidden basement, Su Qingyue was merely an ordinary person, so she soon reached her limit.
Her fingers were broken one after another, accompanied by piercing screams.
Mystic Realm inner force ravaged her meridians, leaving her entire body consumed by unbearable itching.
There was hardly a patch of uninjured flesh left on her body. Sugar had been scattered across her wounds, attracting ants that gnawed at the injuries.
Eventually, she could endure no more.
Her breathing stopped.
Unfortunately, Wang Xiaodong was no General Yuwen. Otherwise, hehe…
Meanwhile, Wang Xiaodong received another system notification.
[Ding! The female lead, Su Qingyue, has died. Her Destiny has fallen to zero.]
[The host has completely reversed his fate as a simp. Destiny has increased dramatically.]
Even until the death of that two-faced woman, Wang Xiaodong had never bothered checking her personal attribute panel.
She was not even worthy of having her panel viewed.